The Symphony of Rutherford County
Celebrating 23 Years of Service to Our Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2010Betty Jo Carpenter Music Scholarship winner announced
Jonathan Steven McClay is the 2010 winner of the Symphony of Rutherford County’s Betty Jo Carpenter Music Scholarship Award. The son of Cheryl Kennedy-Jones and Michael Jones of Bostic, NC, McClay is graduating with honors from East Rutherford High School this year and plans to enroll at Gardner-Webb University this fall as a music education major with a concentration in trumpet.
The Betty Jo Carpenter Music Scholarship was established in 2008 as a part of the Symphony’s celebration of its 20th year of serving the community through music and music education. Named in honor of one of the orchestra’s former presidents and one of its greatest supporters, the scholarship is a one-time grant to a deserving student from Rutherford, Polk or Cleveland County. Selection, based on applicant interviews and auditions, is made by a committee from the Symphony. Previous winners have both been from Cleveland County. Jonathan McClay is our first winner from Rutherford County and the first who is also a member of the Symphony.